The TravelMate 4260 and Aspire 5650 will come with full WWAN connectivity through three-band GPRS/EDGE capability at 900/1800/1900 MHz and at 2100 MHz through integrated 3G Wideband CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access).

As mobile technology is under constant development, the integrated 3G capability of the TravelMate and Aspire notebooks is also upgradeable to the next-generation HSDPA standard.

HSDPA, a migration technology for the UMTS wireless standard used by wireless operators across Europe, Japan and North America, was recently trialled in the UK by O2. The new protocol promises to deliver voice and data services up to five times as much data traffic and up to twice as many wireless users per cell site compared to today's UMTS networks.

Stuart has been a tech journalist since 1998 and written for a number of publications around the world. Regularly turning up on television, radio and in newspapers, Stuart has played with virtually every gadget available.